Malta is keen to identify areas apart from the energy sector for close work with Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Muscat said yesterday. Dr Muscat had met Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, who also expressed his eagerness for further collaboration.

On Sunday, Malta and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic oil and gas cooperation. Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi signed the MOU with Socar – the Azerbaijani oil and gas agency. Dr Muscat said the agreement was the first positive step in Ajerbaijani-Maltese relations.

He stressed that there had been no political interference in the adjudication process when Socar was awarded the tender for the power purchase agreement of the new gas-fired plant.

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